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The Canvass Year-End Report is here. As we close out one of the least productive congressional sessions in recent memory...
12/18/2024

The Canvass Year-End Report is here. As we close out one of the least productive congressional sessions in recent memory, we’re looking ahead to what’s next. This edition dives into predictions for the next Congress, key financial issues on the horizon, foreign policy stakes and a look back at some of our biggest calls this year. Don’t miss the full report. Click the link in our IG story to read it now!

House and Senate leaders released a 1,547-page bill Tuesday evening that funds the federal government through March 14.G...
12/18/2024

House and Senate leaders released a 1,547-page bill Tuesday evening that funds the federal government through March 14.

Get into the substance of this mammoth bill by clicking the link in our IG story.

It’s Monday morning. Federal agencies run out of money Friday night at midnight. And there’s still no bipartisan deal on...
12/16/2024

It’s Monday morning. Federal agencies run out of money Friday night at midnight. And there’s still no bipartisan deal on a government funding bill. Which isn’t great news.

Now, there’s not going to be a government shutdown. But there are a lot of different dynamics we need to run down this morning as Congress heads into its last week in session of 2024. Click the link in our IG story for the full story and subscribe to Punchbowl News for updates throughout the week.

The latest quarterly edition of The Vault is here: Your go-to guide for financial services policy.This edition explores ...
12/12/2024

The latest quarterly edition of The Vault is here: Your go-to guide for financial services policy.

This edition explores taxes and tariffs with BRT’s Josh Bolten, the power of Tim Scott’s Banking Chair role, and the reconciliation bellwethers shaping the GOP’s strategy.

Don’t miss out—read it now by clicking the link in our bio and subscribe to get future editions straight to your inbox! https://punchbowl.news/archive/121224-the-vault-quarterly-edition/

Today is another critical day for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department. Hegs...
12/11/2024

Today is another critical day for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department. Hegseth is meeting with Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), one of the leading GOP centrists who has expressed alarm about the sexual assault allegations levied against Hegseth.

Hegseth, who has denied the allegations, is also meeting with Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Sen.-elect Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) today.

Click the link in our IG story to read more and subscribe to our AM newsletter.

There are 11 days until government funding expires. There’s a lot to run down about this week, the next-to-last in the l...
12/09/2024

There are 11 days until government funding expires. There’s a lot to run down about this week, the next-to-last in the legislative year. There are a ton of lingering issues that need to get wrapped up by Dec. 20, with two big packages dominating the debate — the annual defense policy bill and the CR aimed at funding the federal government until March. Get the full breakdown by clicking the link in our IG story.

The next 25 years in tech could make the disruption of the last quarter century look like a software glitch.Artificial i...
12/04/2024

The next 25 years in tech could make the disruption of the last quarter century look like a software glitch.

Artificial intelligence is poised to go from intriguing us in a handful of domains to leaving human smarts in its dust. Tech is becoming an ever-more crucial theater of diplomacy — and conflict.

We haven’t exactly solved privacy, cybersecurity, smart infrastructure, spectrum or how AI handles intellectual property either.

And the federal government is woefully behind in grappling with these giant leaps in technology.

That’s why we’re launching Punchbowl News Tech.

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Welcome to Punchbowl News Tech, the inaugural edition of our quarterly newsletter. Each time we land in your inbox, we’l...
12/04/2024

Welcome to Punchbowl News Tech, the inaugural edition of our quarterly newsletter.

Each time we land in your inbox, we’ll be taking you inside the power, people and politics of tech policy. We’ll bring you indispensable breaking news from top lawmakers, powerful regulators and businesses trying to win the future.

In today’s edition…Garry Tan thinks President-elect Donald Trump can clear the way for 1,500 major new tech companies every year — if his administration focuses more on Little, not Big, Tech.

Read more through link in bio.

President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks have largely enjoyed public deference from Senate Republicans and from cons...
11/25/2024

President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks have largely enjoyed public deference from Senate Republicans and from conservatives generally. Not Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.). Read more by clicking the link in our IG story.

The lame duck congressional session is underway, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. From government funding to disaster ...
11/20/2024

The lame duck congressional session is underway, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. From government funding to disaster relief, the farm bill, and the NDAA, Congress faces a packed agenda with significant political risks.

Click the link in our IG story to read our special edition newsletter and get the full breakdown.

Introducing The Portal with Enbloc AI, our new data service with integrated news and an AI tool that combines all of the...
11/18/2024

Introducing The Portal with Enbloc AI, our new data service with integrated news and an AI tool that combines all of the databases you use every day overlaid with our news. Click the link in our IG story to learn more!

The pro-Israel group AIPAC is set to run ads in 17 states calling on senators to reject Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) eff...
11/13/2024

The pro-Israel group AIPAC is set to run ads in 17 states calling on senators to reject Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) effort to block U.S. weapons sales to Israel. Click the link in our IG story to read more.

Welcome back to Donald Trump’s Washington.Trump’s stunning evisceration of the Blue Wall and Vice President Kamala Harri...
11/06/2024

Welcome back to Donald Trump’s Washington.
Trump’s stunning evisceration of the Blue Wall and Vice President Kamala Harris’ underperformance in all corners of the country has ushered in a new era for U.S. politics — a dramatic shift rightward. Read more by clicking the link in our IG story.

Republicans win the Senate majority, flipping blue seats in Ohio and West Virginia while blocking Democrats’ potential p...
11/06/2024

Republicans win the Senate majority, flipping blue seats in Ohio and West Virginia while blocking Democrats’ potential pickup opportunities in Florida and Texas.

The 2024 election cycle — one of the most bizarre of our lifetime — is coming to a close. To look at everything that’s h...
11/04/2024

The 2024 election cycle — one of the most bizarre of our lifetime — is coming to a close. To look at everything that’s happened in the last six months, subscribe to our free AM newsletter by clicking the link in our IG story.

House Democrats held a virtual call on Tuesday to rally members to chip in to the party’s campaign arm in the home stret...
10/30/2024

House Democrats held a virtual call on Tuesday to rally members to chip in to the party’s campaign arm in the home stretch of election season. The prevailing message from the leadership — The election will be very close and members shouldn’t expect to know who won the House majority right away. Read more by subscribing to our premium newsletter!

For the next week, the eyes of the world are on Pennsylvania. Its voters have an enormous amount of power this year.In a...
10/28/2024

For the next week, the eyes of the world are on Pennsylvania. Its voters have an enormous amount of power this year.

In all likelihood, they’ll determine who wins the presidency. And if that weren’t enough, the outcome of the Senate race here could very well be the difference between an underperformance or a big night for Senate Republicans. Read more by clicking the link in our bio and sign up for our free AM newsletters.

Jerrod Sessler, the conservative Republican challenging Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), is hoping to move the House GOP Con...
10/23/2024

Jerrod Sessler, the conservative Republican challenging Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), is hoping to move the House GOP Conference even further to the right if he wins. Click the link in our IG story and subscribe to our premium newsletters to read more.

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